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THE family of Cho Seung-hui left South Korea with little money
and big dreams of a better life in the US, according to his
maternal grandfather.

"They went to the States saying they wanted to raise their kids
properly, but I can't believe this happened," the man, who asked to
be called Mr Kim, said in an interview published yesterday by the
daily Hankyoreh.

Mr Kim, 81, who lives in Kyonggi province outside Seoul, said he
had had little contact with his daughter  the mother of the
university gunman  after she and her family arrived in their
chosen new country.

Cho's parents ran a used-book shop in Seoul until they left for
the US.

"They bought the tiny shop with the money my son-in- law made in
Saudi Arabia before he got married," Mr Kim said.

However, immigration was not easy. "They made it onto the plane
without much money," he said.

Mr Kim said relatives of his son-in-law invited the family to
the United States, adding: "They thought they would be able to
educate their children well in the US."

When Mr Kim spoke with his daughter, her mood would brighten
when she told him about her son and daughter. The daughter
graduated from Princeton University.

Mr Kim said he felt grief, anguish and sorrow over the
shooting.

"Seung-hui troubled his parents when he was young because he
wouldn't talk, but he was well-behaved," he said in an interview
with the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper.

"I don't know how I can compensate for the responsibility for
raising my kids improperly."

He extended his sympathy to the victims of the shooting and
their families.

"I don't know how he could do this when his parents went to a
country far away and worked hard," he said.

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